4.21 Restarts
a. The race is stopped (with fewer than 3 laps completed by the
race leader / whether it be a Heat, Last Chance Qualifier or
Main Event)
1. A red flag will be displayed to the riders.
2. The race will be considered null and void.31
3. The riders will return to the starting area and a re-start will
take place as soon as possible.
4. The riders will keep their initial starting order.
5. The riders will be restarted from the starting gate.
6. Riders who were present at the starting gate for the original
start of the race but were unable to start and who did not join
the race before the red flag was displayed are not
authorized to take the restart.
7. The race will be run for the original number of laps.
8. In the case of a Final, if it is found impossible to restart then
this Final will be declared cancelled and not count for the
Championship.
b. The race is stopped (with more than three laps and less than
90% of the total distance completed by the race leader,
rounded down to the nearest whole number of laps / whether it
be a Heat, Last Chance Qualifier or Main Event)
1. A red flag will be displayed to the riders.
2. The riders will return to the starting area and a re-start will
take place as soon as possible.
a. A minimum of 10 minutes from the time that the red flag is
displayed will be given to make repairs or adjustments.
b. The race may be re-started before the minimum 10
minute waiting time only if all riders indicate to the
Race Director that they are ready to start.
c. Repairs or adjustments may only be made in the starting
area.
3. The starting order will be determined by each rider’s race
position at the end of the lap preceding the stopping of the
race.
4. Riders will be restarted from a staggered standing start in
the starting area.
a. Riders will be lined up in a staggered formation beginning
on the starting straight at a start line located by the first
turn, starting with the rider that was in the first position
and continuing back towards the starting area.
b. Riders not ready to take their position in line will be placed
last.
c. Once all riders are in position, the starter will display a
green flag to signal the start.
d. Any movement of the motorcycle before the display of the
green flag will be considered a jumped start. Any rider
deemed to have jumped the start will be penalized a
minimum of two positions in the final results.
e. Eligible riders who are unable to participate in the re-start
due to a stalled motorcycle or continued repairs may join
the race from the starting area at anytime during the race.
5. Riders who were no longer actively participating in race at
the time when the red flag was displayed are not authorized
to take part in the restart.
6. The race will be run for the remaining number of laps.
7. In the case of a Main Event, full championship points will be
awarded.
c. The race is stopped with more than 90% of the total distance
completed by the race leader, rounded down to the nearest
whole number of laps / whether it be a Heat, Last Chance
Qualifier or Final)
1. A finish flag will be displayed to the riders.
2. The riders will return to the paddock.
3. The race will be considered completed. In that case, the
riders' position will be those at the end of the lap preceding
the stopping of the race.
4. In the case of a Heat or Last Chance Qualifier, the riders will
qualify for the Main Event or be relegated to the Last
Chance Qualifier according to these results.
5. In the case of a Last Chance Qualifier, the top two riders will
qualify for the Main Event according to these results. The
remaining riders are eliminated.
6. In the case of a Main Event, full championship points will be
awarded
